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Thanks PattyGirl! I'm going to try this Lemon Water idea. I used to "spike" my water with Lime, do you think that would give the same benefits? BTW, that's creepy that some strange lady would be by your bus stop giving you this kind of advice! But she must have been sent to you somehow. :ph34r:

A BIG Congratulations to you!

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing this. 1. If I use lemon juice, not actual lemons, how much would I add to a 12 oz glass of Water? 2. Doing this all day, every day...I am concerned about the enamel erosion. Should I be? 3. I'm all for drinking lemon water all day instead of Crystal Light, like I do now. IF I get good answers to my 2 questions.

Hubby went shopping last Wednesday, I asked him to buy me 5 Hershey Kisses, he did. $00.10...I now have four left five days later.

It's funny that you said that, because we were starting the process when I got interupted by a few issues and we had to focus on them instead. But my therapist keeps using EMDR in the back of her mind for when I am ready. I'm happy to hear that you were successful in dumping all that "baggage!"

Wow, I can't believe that WW's instructor made you believe that boys don't like fat girls, that was cruel, but was it intentionally cruel? What matters is how you internalized it. I don't know how old you were, but feeling that you need to cope, and "build a fat suit" is so unfortunate. I feel for you. When I was [abused] I grew to believe that fat people don't get [abused], but we do. I learned that they were acts of violence, not a reaction to how pretty I was and therefore deserved it. I hope you now know that you no longer need that suit of armor. You grew to see that children/adults need nurturing and caring. I like what you did with the picture of you at five years old, and expressed how you would change "her" lot in life. It proves that you are a really good, loving human being, where you could have grown up being bitter and angry. I'm going to go look for a young photo of myself and love that child. Thanks for sharing and I'm with you when it comes to taking that love and feeling it for yourself on this journey. Your journey will be that much less difficult. Cheers to you!

You're Welcome, Daddyof4! Glad you found the site so informative. I refer back to it sometimes.

I was just reading this surgeon's site and while it contains promo's for his Clinic, the information was spot on about: When to fill/unfill Band slippage What "restriction" is and isn't etc. Here's a link to those of you who don't know how to tell if you need a fill. http://drsimpson.net/fills/How-to-know-if-you-need-lap-band-fill/How-to-know-if-you-need-lap-band-fill.htm Fish around his page and you'd be surprised how much you could learn! I did.

I have chocolate cravings from time to time, but fix it with SF choc pudding. What I learned is that I give in to a STRONG craving, I do so sparingly. I've resorted to getting two or three Hershey Kisses, or mini candy bars at the grocery store check out. They never charge me cuz they figure it's so low, it won't register. I must be very lucky!

Hey, I am fresh off my first fill after an unfill 4-5 years ago, doing soft foods now. I have some questions that I meant to ask my nutritionist but kept forgetting. When I am done "recovering" from my fill, I would like to start measuring my food (I eyed it before) and don't understand how to do it the band way. If I am to eat a cup of food per meal, do I pre-cut the food and then fill the cup? I am supposed to eat , in order, Protein/Veggie/Low carb side if I want. How many ounces of Protein do you weigh? Veggies? What did your surgeon tell you?

LOL - Overdose on veggies! HaHa Thanks for the advice!

CUTE! But I wonder if anyone noticed "toad" instead of "towed?"

Thank you ajtexas0 - I suspected 3-4 oz for Protein was ideal. I'm going to start trying 4oz. Veggies - Does it count if I pre-dice them before putting them in a 1/4 cup? I envision my portion of (lg stalks) Broccoli being much more if I dice first. Hm? Or aparagus? Does this sound silly? I'm just asking because I never measured before, and I want my progress to be a bit more, um, progressive. I don't eat many carbs very often, except if it's a slice of whole grain bread, or a whole wheat pita, or cous cous. Just want to do this right this time around...

Good for you! Hopefully this will pull you back into place and the losing will begin again!

So, today I had my first fill in four years. I wasn't sure if I would get one or not, whether I needed one or not. But my LPN said it can't hurt since my band is flatter than a flat tire anyway. She gave me a teeny weeny fill, all I wanted. I think she said it was a 1/2 cc. I got up on the table, did what I always had done, raised my straight legs to tighten my tummy to help my LPN find the spot. Only, I told her my port was on my left side. So, I raised my legs, she poked and prodded but couldn't find my port! My legs and tummy tired from lifting them. She was stumped. She said, "I'm going to see if it's not on the other side." And, to my embarrassment, she found it on the right side, not the left where I thought it was! It was on my "other" left, doh! We laughed, I got my first fill since forever. I feel like a newbie! My first time on liquids, pureed and soft foods in 5 years....feels weird. Now I suddenly want what I cannot have. Oh well. And, I recovered very well from my little destructive eating pattern I put myself into. Thanks to therapy, 12 steps and all of YOU! Way to go, YOU!

Aww, you guys are so cool to welcome me back like that! :wub: I couldn't have made it through my sabotage phase without you all, I really mean that! Now I feel I'm back in the band life even more because I got "in touch" with my band. It seems more real now. I must sound silly. I was doing pretty darned well for the past three months (minus my "phase") with changing my lifestyle, eating healthier, etc. Ready, On your mark, Get set....Gooooooooo New life with my LBT family!

Wow...all the seriousness over this product or that...organic or not...natural or not... I ingest all sorts of crap one way or the other. I'm gonna die from one thing or the other. I go about this Earth the best I can, I do my best to eat well, that is all I can do. Most everything in the Earth, Air or Water is contaminated. Products are made safe using science. Products are also made unsafe by science. New fad? Well, my Band is new, and I accepted the risks that go with that new fad (it was new once!)... To each his or her own.

Dr. Oz in on right now talking about artificial sweeteners... 4:00PM EST

Well, man...I could do that! Just laughing at myself there. I heard of people putting tea bags in a gallon jug and setting it out in the sun, or something, to let it brew that way. I thought maybe you did that. But I think these two left hands can make it the way you do. Thanks for letting me know!

scorrea, Glad to see you have it all figured out. I'm stumped. I drink mostly decaf anything, but occassionaly regular.... How do you make your iced decaf tea?

I'd have to agree about stopping the aspartame for a test run in your case. It would be awesome to get off another daily pill! But "water"??? There MUST be something we can drink that is better and tastier than water. I use Fake Butter Spray when I make my daily egg Breakfast, or at dinner. IDK, maybe I should stop. But does it "really" cause alzheimers? I have heard of people making spray out of a mix of EVOO and water, I should try that. I wish I weren't ,missing tomorrows Oz, cuz he's going to simplify all this over-information that his show produces. He just gets me all confused.

I saw "Organic" Stevia on Oz's set, is there a difference between organic Stevia and the regular Stevia that has other fillers in it? Either way, I think I'll give it a try. I now realize that I am addicted to sugary things. Well, I already knew that, but I have to have sweetener in my coffee, tea, etc or it's just not the same. I'm thinking I need to piss off those taste buds that demand sweetness and knock it out...

Now, now...Dr. Oz can make the Healthiest person become a hypochondriac! Let's all discuss things like this that come up and research it too. Missy, you have health issues that MAY be cause for some of the thing Oz has described. But hell, I use A LOT of Equal every day, not even including what's already in my SF "anything;s:! OMG.

Just checked my SF Jell-O and SF pudding...aspartame. I use Equal every day.

I like that...Nothing tastes as Healthy feels. Hm. I might have to use that one on myself! Steffy, Banish those negetive people and opinions from your head. EVERY surgery comes with risks (before and after) but as long as you are equiped with the knowledge and perseverance to go through with your new journey, you will be just fine. You're already taking a strong, positive step by adopting your new LBT family. I am 50/50 in my journey, sometimes I need help sometimes I offer help. There are many, many members on here to help you with your journey, the whole journey. I will keep you in my prayers, as I do for everyone everyday, for your upcoming surgery. Keep the Faith and Relax for now...your post-op life is not right now. Focus on today. The rest will come.